Photo Editing and Retouching Tutorials
Help your photos and your subjects look their very best with our easy-to-follow, step-by-step Photoshop photo editing and retouching tutorials! Use our Quick Links to jump to popular topics, or scroll through our complete list of Photo Editing and Retouching tutorials.
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- How to Crop Images in Photoshop
- Auto Tone, Auto Contrast and Auto Color
- How to Sharpen Images
- How to Remove Skin Blemishes
- How to Reduce Wrinkles
- Smooth and Soften Skin with Photoshop
- How to Change Eye Color
- How to Change Hair Color
- How to Whiten Teeth
- Changing Colors with the Color Replacement Tool
- Removing Backgrounds with the Background Eraser Tool
- Convert Color Photos to Black & White
Using the Hidden Photographic Toning Presets in Photoshop
Learn how to add color grading effects to your images with a single click using Photoshop’s Photographic Toning presets, and where to find them in Photoshop 2021!
How to Color Grade Images in Photoshop with Gradient Maps
Give your photos a more cinematic look by learning how to color grade images in Photoshop using gradient maps!
Adjustment Layers in Photoshop and Why You Should Use Them
Learn all the reasons why adjustment layers in Photoshop are a better and more flexible way to edit your images than Photoshop’s standard image adjustments.
Using Smart Sharpen for the Best Image Sharpening in Photoshop
Learn how Photoshop’s Smart Sharpen filter lets you sharpen images like the pros, and why Smart Sharpen is the better choice over Unsharp Mask.
Easy Image Sharpening with Unsharp Mask in Photoshop
Learn how to sharpen images with the easiest and most oddly-named sharpening filter in Photoshop, Unsharp Mask!
Sharpen Images in Photoshop with the High Pass filter
Learn how to sharpen images fast with Photoshop’s High Pass filter, and how to find the best sharpening settings for your image!
How to Make Someone Smile with Photoshop’s Liquify Filter
Learn how to quickly add a smile to your subject, or to improve an existing smile, with Photoshop and its easy-to-use Liquify filter!
Photoshop’s Photo Filter trick – Choose Filter Colors from your Images
Get more from the Photo Filter by learning how to sample filter colors directly from your images!
Photo Edit Quick Tip: Boost Contrast with Photoshop Blend Modes
Learn how to boost contrast and bring your images to life using simple blend modes and adjustment layers in Photoshop!
Remove Acne And Skin Blemishes In Photoshop Using The Spot Healing Brush
Learn how to remove acne and skin blemishes in Photoshop! This step-by-step guide shows you how to use the Spot Healing Brush to quickly clear up pimples and remove minor blemishes, leaving healthy looking skin in its place!
How To Change Eye Color With Photoshop
Learn how to change eye color in Photoshop using a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer! Whether you know which eye color you need or you just want to play around and experiment, Photoshop makes changing eye color easy, fast and fun!
How To Whiten Teeth In Photoshop
Teeth looking yellow and dull in your photos? Learn step by step how to whiten teeth and brighten smiles with Photoshop!
How To Smooth And Soften Skin With Photoshop
Learn how to improve your portraits by giving your subject beautifully smooth skin with Photoshop!
How To Focus Stack Images In Photoshop
Learn how focus stacking in Photoshop can bring your entire scene or subject into sharp focus by blending the depth of field from multiple images!
How To Unify Colors In An Image With Photoshop
Too many different colors in a photo can distract the viewer and lessen the impact of your image. Learn how to easily unify colors to fit a mood or theme with Photoshop!
How To Instantly Darken Overexposed Images With Photoshop
In the previous tutorial, we learned a quick way to brighten underexposed images. This time, learn how the same basic technique can instantly darken an overexposed photo!
How To Instantly Brighten Underexposed Images With Photoshop
Need to brighten dark, underexposed images quickly and without a lot of hassle? Learn how adjustment layers and blend modes in Photoshop can do the job instantly!
How To Lighten And Brighten Eyes With Photoshop CC And CS6
Learn a fast and easy way to lighten and brighten someone’s eyes in a photo using nothing more than a simple adjustment layer, a blend mode and a brush!
Converting Color Photos To Black and White In Photoshop
Our complete guide to transforming your color photos into stunning black and white images using a Black & White adjustment layer in Photoshop.
How To Remove Wrinkles In Photoshop
Learn all about the Healing Brush in Photoshop and how to use it to reduce the appearance of dark and distracting wrinkles.
The Color Replacement Tool In Photoshop
Learn how to easily change the color of objects in your photos using the Color Replacement Tool in Photoshop! Now fully updated for Photoshop CS6 and CC!
The Background Eraser Tool In Photoshop
Learn all about the Background Eraser Tool in Photoshop, including how it works and how it can easily remove unwanted background areas in your photos! Now fully updated for Photoshop CS6 and CC!
How To Use Face-Aware Liquify In Photoshop CC
Learn how to reshape a person’s eyes, nose, mouth and more with Face-Aware Liquify in Photoshop CC. Every feature, fully explained! Plastic surgery has never been easier!
Editable Soft Glow With Smart Filters In Photoshop
In this second of two tutorials, learn how Smart Objects and Smart Filters in Photoshop can help us create the same soft glow effect as in the previous tutorial, but this time, keeping the effect fully editable from start to finish!
Easy Soft Glow Effect With Photoshop
In this first of two tutorials, learn how to easily enhance your photos with a soft glow effect that softens skin, boosts contrast and makes colors more vibrant!
The Improved Auto Levels Adjustment In Photoshop
Learn how Photoshop’s improved Auto button makes correcting the tonal range of your photos using a Levels image adjustment easier than ever!
Photoshop’s Levels Image Adjustment Essentials
Take your first step into the world of professional-level image correction by learning how to easily improve the tonal range of an image, boosting contrast and restoring detail, using a Levels image adjustment in Photoshop!
Understanding Histograms – Low-Key And High-Key Images
In this second tutorial on understanding histograms in Photoshop, we look at different types of images with their naturally darker (low-key) and lighter (high-key) tonal characteristics and learn why there’s no such thing as a standard, typical or ideal histogram.
How To Read And Understand Image Histograms In Photoshop
Learn how to easily read and evaluate an image histogram, one of the most important and essential skills for retouching and restoring images!
Applying Shadows/Highlights As A Smart Filter In Photoshop
No Shadows/Highlights adjustment layer in Photoshop? No problem! In this tutorial, learn how to get all the benefits of an adjustment layer by applying Shadows/Highlights as a fully editable Smart Filter!
Restoring Hidden Detail With Shadows/Highlights In Photoshop
Too much contrast in an image? Learn how a Shadows/Highlights adjustment in Photoshop can easily fix it by bringing out hidden detail in the darkest and lightest areas! Part 5 in our tone and color correction series.
Adding A Brightness/Contrast Adjustment Layer In Photoshop
In this tutorial, the fourth in our tone and color correction series, we take everything we’ve learned so far about how Photoshop’s Brightness/Contrast command works and learn how to apply it as a fully editable adjustment layer!
Applying A Brightness/Contrast Image Adjustment In Photoshop
In this third tutorial in our series on tone and color correction in Photoshop, learn how a simple Brightness/Contrast image adjustment can quickly improve the overall brightness and contrast in your photos!
How To Merge Layer Blend Modes In Photoshop
Trying to merge multiple layers set to different blend modes and getting strange results? In this tutorial, we look at the problem, explain why it happens, and learn a secret, hidden trick to get around it!
How To Auto-Align And Composite Images In Photoshop
Need to merge two photos together to create that perfect shot? Learn how Photoshop’s Auto-Align Layers command and a layer mask make it easy to composite images!
How To Apply The Auto Image Commands As Adjustment Layers In Photoshop
Take Photoshop’s Auto Tone, Auto Contrast and Auto Color image adjustments to the next level by learning how to apply them as flexible, non-destructive adjustment layers!
Auto Tone, Auto Contrast And Auto Color In Photoshop
In this Photo Retouching tutorial, learn how Photoshop’s three Auto image adjustments – Auto Contrast, Auto Tone and Auto Color – can instantly fix contrast and color cast problems in your images!
The New Before And After Previews In Camera Raw – Photoshop CC
Learn all about the new Before and After previews in Adobe Camera Raw and how they make it easy to compare the edited and original versions of an image as we’re working!
Easy Sepia Toning With The Camera Raw Filter In Photoshop CC
In this tutorial, learn how the new Camera Raw Filter in Photoshop CC lets us easily apply a sepia tone to an image in a way that’s fully editable and non-destructive!
Removing Skin Blemishes With The Spot Healing Brush
Learn how to quickly remove pimples and other minor skin blemishes with the Spot Healing Brush in Photoshop. For Photoshop CS5 and earlier.
Camera Raw 8 – The Straighten Tool / Crop Tool Combo
Learn how the Straighten Tool and the Crop Tool in Adobe Camera Raw 8 work seamlessly together to both crop and straighten your photos at once!
Rotate And Straighten Images With The Crop Tool In Camera Raw 8
In the previous tutorial in our Adobe Camera Raw 8 series, we learned the basics of cropping images using the Crop Tool. In this related tutorial, learn how the Crop Tool can be used to easily rotate and straighten an image.
Cropping Images In Adobe Camera Raw 8
Learn how to easily crop your photos non-destructively, and to any aspect ratio you need, using the Crop Tool in Adobe Camera Raw 8!
Boosting Contrast And Color With The Luminosity Mask In Photoshop
In this photo retouch tutorial, learn a little-known trick for selecting pixels in a photo based on their lightness values, then how to use them to boost contrast and color saturation to give your image more visual punch! Now fully updated for Photoshop CS6!
CS6 Camera Raw – How To Open Raw, JPEG And TIFF Files
Adobe Camera Raw lets us process and edit not only raw files directly from our digital camera but also JPEG and TIFF images. In this tutorial, learn how to open all three files types in Camera Raw, including a look at some potentially confusing options for JPEG and TIFF images in the Camera Raw Preferences.
Working With Camera Raw In Adobe Bridge vs Photoshop
Did you know that Camera Raw works in both Photoshop and in Adobe Bridge? In fact, running it in Bridge offers certain advantages. Learn what those advantages are, and how to open images in Camera Raw without opening Photoshop!
Camera Raw vs Photoshop – Which Should I Use?
With raw files and raw image processing being all the rage these days, many people wonder which application they should be using to edit their photos – Photoshop or Camera Raw. Learn what Camera Raw is, where it fits within your editing workflow, and why the answer to which one you should be using is… both!
CS6 Camera Raw – Interface Essentials
Adobe Camera Raw is like a streamlined version of Photoshop built specifically for photo editing and retouching. In this Photoshop CS6 tutorial, take a whirlwind tour of the Camera Raw interface and learn about its tools, panels and other photo editing features!
Raw vs JPEG For Photo Editing
In this first in a series of tutorials on working with Adobe Camera Raw, we take a look at the big advantage raw files have over JPEGs for capturing and editing our digital photos.
The Hidden Photographic Toning Presets In Photoshop CS6
Not all of the great new features in Photoshop CS6 are as easy to find as others, like the hidden Photographic Toning presets that make it easy to apply gr
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